A+ Options for B Students National Universities
A+ Options for B Students Methodology
If you're a good student with less than stellar test scores or a so-so GPA, these are the lists for you. These colleges, which have strong ratings in the 2012 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, accept a significant number of students with nonstratospheric transcripts.
| Save | U.S. News rank | School | Selectivity | Fall 2010 acceptance rate | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #53 |
Fordham University
New York, NY |
more selective | 51% | 1160-1340 | |
| #55 |
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA |
more selective | 31% | 1110-1350 | |
| #58 |
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT |
more selective | 54% | 1130-1310 | |
| #62 |
Purdue University--West Lafayette
West Lafayette, IN |
more selective | 65% | 1040-1290 | |
| #62 |
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX |
more selective | 59% | 1140-1350 | |
| #62 |
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY |
more selective | 60% | 1060-1270 | |
| #71 |
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI |
more selective | 70% | 23-28 | |
| #71 |
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA |
more selective | 84% | 23-28 | |
| #75 |
Baylor University
Waco, TX |
more selective | 48% | 1110-1320 | |
| #75 |
Indiana University--Bloomington
Bloomington, IN |
more selective | 69% | 1060-1280 | |
| #75 |
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL |
more selective | 54% | 22-29 | |
| #75 |
University of Delaware
Newark, DE |
more selective | 54% | 1090-1300 | |
| #82 |
Auburn University
Auburn University, AL |
more selective | 79% | 24-30 | |
| #82 |
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI |
more selective | 62% | 24-29 | |
| #82 |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY |
more selective | 46% | 1070-1280 | |
| #82 |
University of Denver
Denver, CO |
more selective | 72% | 25-30 | |
| #82 |
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT |
more selective | 71% | 1085-1280 | |
| #88 |
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA |
more selective | 56% | 1110-1310 | |
| #90 |
Miami University--Oxford
Oxford, OH |
more selective | 79% | 24-29 | |
| #90 |
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO |
more selective | 84% | 23-28 | |
| #94 |
Clark University
Worcester, MA |
more selective | 69% | 1070-1300 | |
| #94 |
University of Colorado--Boulder
Boulder, CO |
more selective | 83% | 23-28 | |
| #94 |
University of Massachusetts--Amherst
Amherst, MA |
more selective | 68% | 1060-1260 | |
| #97 |
Iowa State University
Ames, IA |
more selective | 81% | 22-28 | |
| #97 |
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX |
more selective | 53% | 1050-1280 |
